Graduate student Krista Nickerson said that whenever she has a free moment, she goes rock climbing. She said she even prepares for climbing competitions by participating in other sports. “Dance is probably the best preparation because it’s about finding your center of gravity,” she said. Nickerson got the chance to put all of her practice to work in the 11th Annual Baltimore Rampage Rock Climbing Competition April 13 that took place in Burdick Gym. She was a [...]

Two dancers enter the stage. They move slowly, then gain speed, tapping their feet and clapping their hands to the rhythm. They are adorned in traditional Indian attire, but their faces, arms and legs do not appear traditional. They are painted entirely blue. The performers were a part of “Blue Like Me,” an Indian dance that took place in Paws April 12. The performance was accompanied by a lecture and question and answer session from [...]

Sophomore Kristina Walsh has been a runner for years. When she learned about Towson University’s Indian Holi Run, she decided to use it as an opportunity to learn more about Indian culture and practice for an upcoming marathon. The Holi Festival is typically a traditional Indian cultural event that is meant to unite a large community. This year, similar to The Color Run, participants in the Holi Run threw colored powder over one another in [...]

From a picture frame to a plain T-shirt, sophomore Kristen Coffey finds a way to turn almost anything into a work of art. She said crafting relieves stress, no matter the medium. Often she finds herself just listening to music and relaxing while painting intricate designs onto a wooden letter. In her most recent work, Coffey decided to paint the Maryland flag on a pair of plain white shoes, not to sell, but for pleasure. [...]

The first time freshman Daniel Agre met Brandon Sanders, they were in the West Village Commons, where Sanders works. Sanders was rapping on the fly, and it caught Agre’s attention. The electronic media and film major immediately knew he wanted to collaborate with Sanders. With Agre behind the camera, and Sanders writing the music, the duo produced and filmed their first music video together, “Raven’s Nation.” Most recently, Agre and Sanders, also known by his [...]

For junior Alex Sprecher, a typical workweek not only involves classes in her American Studies major, but also one or two performances at a local comedy club. Sprecher won the Campus Activities Board annual comedy competition in November, and has come a long way since then, she said. “I’m really actually kind of taking [comedy] seriously,” Sprecher said. “I really enjoy it and I think it’s something that I’ll definitely keep doing in the future.” [...]

When most children attend a summer basketball camp, they usually expect to exercise and get sweaty on a court. But kids attending Andrew Rosen’s “Premier Basketball Camp,” will get a taste of technology. Rosen, a Towson University alumnus and director of Premier, started the camp to instruct boys and girls ranging ages 8 to 17 in not only the sport, but the mechanics behind it. “One of our trainers will be using software to give [...]

Monica Immel, interdisciplinary object design majors, has watched two of Towson’s newest art exhibits come to life. The exhibits, created by Towson graduate students Andrew Snyder and Katja Toporski, showcase each of their work respectively. “It’s a nice, cohesive set from them both,” Immel said. “Seeing it all come together is inspirational, since we all have the same resources and the same tools.” Snyder and Toporski’s galleries opened in the Holtzman MFA Art Gallery Thursday, [...]

When senior Ali Pannoni was a sophomore taking her first journalism classes, she said she never expected to start her own media outlet. Pannoni is the founder of the Towson chapter of the online women’s magazine Her Campus, and covers all the topics of female interest from fashion to career advice, Pannoni said. “I didn’t realize how big of a commitment it would be, it’s almost like starting a new business,” she said. Now she’s [...]

April is Autism Awareness Month, and individuals across the country will raise awareness of the disorder both locally and nationally. For Towson’s Autism Speaks U, April is a time of growth for the group, as it marks their second-year anniversary as a student group. Around 60 chapters of Autism Speaks exist on college campuses across the country, but Autism Speaks U was the first chapter on the college level in Maryland. For Kyle Barry, the [...]